CRUSADER PRIZE CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Look to time of nobility ( 7) 5 Pad isn’t used in play area ( 7) 9 Expert uses crude European method ( 9) 10 Rug ruined by the Spanish porridge ( 5) 11 Eastern snack, internally no different to rubber ( 7) 12 Thicken mixture in suitable room ( 7) 13 Increased cost of balloons ( 8,5) 18 Verified that unattached tie had come loose ( 13) 20 Precocious girl gets about on the surface ( 7) 23 Main changes all returned in envelope ( 7) 25 Air improves, thanks to dish ( 5) 26 One Arabic plan not involving oxygen ( 9) 27 Stray gets soldier back in uniform ( 7) 28 Setting emotional outburst by railway ( 7)
DOWN 1 Youngster with favourite toy ( 6) 2 Incomes to be reassessed by financial expert ( 9) 3 Foreigner in blazer, initially ( 5) 4 High- spirited old brute worried about article ( 9) 5 Smooth, involving trainee in search ( 5) 6 Kitty pursues bad things in club ( 9) 7 Drive round lake in luxury ( 5) 8 Clever journalist can follow story book ( 8) 14 Meadow has reasonable sound to a bird ( 9) 15 Surround space with sphere ( 9) 16 In bed, ill – wasting energy is permanent ( 9) 17 Criticised for being drunk ( 8) 19 Note yacht design – it’s easily remembered ( 6) 21 Pedalling having lost leaders? Hang on ( 5) 22 Intends to find method ( 5) 24 Health worker translating runes ( 5)
FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN £ 100 CASH
read down the letters in the highlighted squares to reveal the mystery word.
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